Ramallah, West Bank, Jul 12 : The Palestinian justice minister says investigators looking into the circumstances of Yasser Arafat's death want to review reports from a Swiss lab before deciding on exhuming his remains.
Last week, the lab said it found elevated traces of a radioactive agent, polonium-210, on Arafat's clothing. The results were inconclusive, but revived speculation that he was poisoned.
Earlier this week, Saeb Erekat, a top aide to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, said a decision has been made to dig up Arafat's remains and test them for polonium.
But in an apparent reversal, Justice Minister Ali Mohanna told a news conference on Thursday that Palestinian officials first want to examine the full lab report.
He says after the review, “we will decide what testing we need to do.”
Last week, the lab said it found elevated traces of a radioactive agent, polonium-210, on Arafat's clothing. The results were inconclusive, but revived speculation that he was poisoned.
Earlier this week, Saeb Erekat, a top aide to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, said a decision has been made to dig up Arafat's remains and test them for polonium.
But in an apparent reversal, Justice Minister Ali Mohanna told a news conference on Thursday that Palestinian officials first want to examine the full lab report.
He says after the review, “we will decide what testing we need to do.”
